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Online Travel Update: Airlines' Tactics Under Scrutiny, Booking.com's Challenges, and Citi-Navan's New Partnership

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This week’s Update features updates on several recently featured stories, including Booking.com’s ongoing payment and fraud challenges and new legislative efforts to limit junk fees....more

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Online Travel Update: Effects of Recent Egencia Acquisition Start to Unfold at Amex GBT; Uber Seeks Super App Status; and Expedia...

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What a week it has been watching the horrible events unfold in Ukraine. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those in Ukraine or with family in Ukraine....more

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Online Travel Update: Life House raises an additional $60 million; another business corporate platform quietly emerges; American...

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This week’s Update features stories about a number of emerging corporate travel startups, all of which expect, in one way or another, to take advantage of expected changes in the post-COVID corporate travel industry. Is it...more

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Online Travel Update: Hopper continues its meteoric rise; Accor moves group bookings online; Capital One grows its travel...

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This week’s Update again features a number of stories on fintech and its emerging influence on the travel and lodging industries. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: Marriott and Rakuten announce partnership; Sonder continues to expand distribution network; Expedia combines...

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This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including stories regarding Expedia’s planned roll up of its loyalty programs and Marriott’s recently announced loyalty program partnership with Japanese e-commerce platform,...more

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Online Travel Update: Expedia continues to overhaul their leadership; Sabre partners with ByHours to distribute hourly room...

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This week’s Update features a couple of stories (including one by Seattle’s own Geekwire.com) detailing the recent executive shake up at Expedia. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: Texas seeks to impose new lodging tax on hotel bookings; Expedia launches rebrand pushing for post-pandemic...

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This week’s Update features a number of stories on the largest online distributors as well as a story on an interesting new player that focuses exclusively on hoteliers’ “beyond bed” ancillaries and experiences. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: Tripadvisor Plus continues to grab attention; distributors' “narrow parity” compromise in South Korea;...

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This week’s Update provides additional information (and perspectives) on Tripadvisor’s new subscription program (Tripadvisor Plus), parity updates from South Korea and the latest on Fareportal’s antitrust claims against...more

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Online Travel Update: Virtual experiences may remain relevant over the long haul; hospitality industry plans for post-pandemic...

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This week’s Update features stories on Google’s recently announced online third-party tracking changes, the (permanent) nature of virtual experiences, growth of “digital” kitchens and important updates on what group events...more

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Online Travel Update: Tripadvisor launches beta application to help travelers avoid crowds at public places; Southwest pursues...

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This week’s Update contains something for everyone – currencies and payments, infringement claims and acquisitions. Enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Booking.com adds direct flight search for U.S. travelers and anticipates what's next for future...

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What started out as a relatively quiet week in the distribution world ended with a flurry of activity and announcements (some were expected and some were not). I hope you enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Hotel partnerships with co-working companies continue to rise; Google plans to phase out...

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This week’s Update features two stories on the growing (temporary?) phenomenon of using hotel guest rooms and other public spaces for those seeking an alternative arrangement to working from home and how those new remote work...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Parity commitments extended by Expedia and Booking.com; Google adds pandemic details to travel...

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Parity Commitments Extended by Expedia and Booking.com - (“Expedia, Booking.com voluntarily extend 'price parity' antitrust commitments, Aug 14, 2020 via MLEX Insight) While the European Commission continues its...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Expedia's Vrbo sees significant growth in bookings; Expedia expands cryptocurrency payment...

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Several themes emerged in this week’s stories, including the bullish return of short-term rentals and the continued direct booking efforts by airlines and the metasearch sites seeking to serve them. Enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Radisson partners with Hotelbeds; Expedia offers more details on its partner recovery program

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Perhaps it was Canada Day or the Fourth of July holiday weekend, but last week was relatively quiet in the distribution world. Enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: The debate on Booking.com and Expedia's dominance in the marketplace; Silver Lake invests $108...

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We cover the gamut of distribution topics in this week’s Update – OTAs, GDS, search, short-term rentals and wholesalers. Enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Expedia’s first-quarter earnings release captivates main headlines; two major airlines with...

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This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update includes a greater number of stories than usual given the ever-changing COVID-19 situation. I hope you enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: German and French antitrust authorities examine effects of pricing algorithms on competition;...

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Algorithms Under EU Scrutiny - (“Algorithms might raise collusion concerns, Franco-German study says,” MLex Insight on Nov 8, 2019) As many of you probably already know, algorithms are the heart and soul of most online...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: The UK Competition and Markets Authority declares victory; Sabre pronounces that the DOJ case is...

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A good mix of stories in this week’s Update, including another name change for one of the largest OTAs. Enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: TripAdvisor continues to defend claims of fake reviews; Booking.com and others create travel...

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Fall has definitely arrived here in the Pacific Northwest. This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update is below and features stories on TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Vacasa and the soon-to-be-effective, Strong Customer...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Booking.com relaxes keyword restrictions on its trademarks; insurer partners with Roomer Travel...

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This past week was relatively quiet in the distribution world as evidenced by the few stories below. Enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Accor and Air France-KLM announce unique loyalty partnership; Booking.com delays plans to charge...

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This week’s travel-shortened OTA & Travel Distribution Update features two stories detailing two recently announced unique partnerships, one between Accor and Air-France-KLM and the other between Expedia and Lufthansa. We...more

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Short-Term Rental Update: Airbnb poised for a reprieve in the EU; Guesty offers innovative and more streamlined tools for property...

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Airbnb poised for a reprieve in the EU - ("Why Airbnb Could Escape the Uber Trap in Europe," Fortune Magazine on Apr 30, 2019) The Court of Justice of the European Union is considering whether Airbnb was breaking the...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Expedia unable to stop withholding of critical airline data; Accor partners with Middle...

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Expedia Unable to Stop Withholding of Critical Airline Data - ("U.S. judge rules against Expedia in United Airlines fare listings lawsuit," Reuter US News, April 5, 2019) In the continuing saga of United Airline versus...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Sales principles introduced for online booking sites in the U.K.; AirAsia.com the next large...

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Sales Principles Introduced for Online Booking Sites in the UK - ("Hotel Booking Sites Get Consumer-law Compliance Principles from CMA," MLex, March 1, 2019) (subscription required) By September 1, 2019, hotel booking...more

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